A1	Adenosine A1 receptor
A2A	Adenosine A2A receptor
A2B	Adenosine A2B receptor
A3	Adenosine A3 receptor
ARTN	Artemin
ATP	Adenosine triphosphate
BCDVA	Best corrected distance visual acuity
BDNF	Brain-derived neurotrophic factor
bFGF	Basic fibroblast growth factor
cAMP	Cyclic adenosine monophosphate
CART	Cocaine and amphetamine-regulated transcript
CAT	Catalase
CHA	N(6)-cyclohexyl-adenosine
CNS	Central nervous system
CNTF	Ciliary neurotrophic factor
CNTFR	CNTF receptors
Cop-1	Copolymer-1
Cx3cr1	CX3C chemokine receptor 1
DS-RGCs	Directionally selective ganglion cells
ED	Embryonic day
EHP	Elevated hydrostatic pressure
EPO	Erythropoietin
ERG	Electroretinography
GCL	Ganglion cell layer
GDNF	Glial cell-line derived neurotrophic factor
GLAST	Glutamate/aspartate transporter
GPx	Glutathione peroxidase
GSH	Glutathione
IGF-1	Insulin-like growth factor-1
IL-1β	Interleukin-1β
IL-6	Interleukin-6
INL	Inner nuclear layer
iNOS	Inducible nitric oxide synthase
IOP	Intraocular pressure
ipRGCs	Intrinsically photosensitive melanopsin-containing RGCs
J-RGCs	JamB expressing RGCs
KLF	Krüppel-like family
MAG	Myelin-associated glycoprotein
MHC-II	Major histocompatibility complex class II
mTOR	Mammalian target of rapamycin
ND4	NADH dehydrogenase subunit 4
NFL	Nerve fiber layer
NGF	Nerve growth factor
NgR	Nogo receptor
NLRP3	NOD-, LRR- and pyrin domain-containing protein 3
NMDA	N-methyl-D-aspartate
NO	Nitric oxide
NOS	Nitric oxide synthase
NRTN	Neurturin
NT-3	Neurotrophin-3
NT-4/5	Neurotrophin-4/5
OCT	Optical coherence tomography
OHT	Ocular hypertension
ONC	Optic nerve crush
ONH	Optic nerve head
ONL	Outer nuclear layer
PEDF	Pigment epithelium derived factor
PI3K	Phosphoinositide 3-kinases
PND	Postnatal day
PNS	Peripheral nervous system
PSPN	Persephin
PTEN	Phosphatase and tensin homologue
RAGE	Receptors for advanced glycation end-products
RGCs	Retinal ganglion cells
rhNGF	Recombinant human nerve growth factor
ROS	Reactive oxygen species
Sema3A	Semaphorin-3A
Sema5A	Semaphorin-5A
SOD	Superoxide dismutase
TLRs	Toll-like receptors
TNF	Tumour necrosis factor
TrK	Tyrosine kinase
TSPO	Translocator protein
VEGF-A	Vascular endothelial growth factor A
Zn2+	Zinc
αRGCs	alpha retinal ganglion cells
βRGCs	beta retinal ganglion cells